 | This quest has an in-depth guide. It contains a more detailed description of dialogue, cutscenes, and storyline. |
Details[edit | edit source]
| Start point |  Talk to Bert in Yanille, near the sand pit. Show on map |
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| Official difficulty | Intermediate |
| Official length | Short |
| Description | Bert the Sandman in Yanille is in a spot of bother. A mysterious severed hand has appeared in his sand box. Help find out whose hand it is and, more to the point, how it got in Bert's sand box. |
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| Enemies to defeat | None |
| Ironman concerns | The player briefly visits Entrana. White berries (acquired by 59 Farming (boostable), monster drops, cave crawlers are the easiest, or a spawn at the Wilderness Lava Dragon Isle. Alternatively, you can get them from Isafdar, north of the Elf Tracker. With 40 Agility they can also be obtained as a drop from Chaos druid warrior in the Yanille Agility Dungeon) |
Walkthrough[edit | edit source]
Sandy Hand[edit | edit source]
Items needed: A beer (obtainable for 2 gp)
- Talk to Bert in Yanille, in the house next to the POH Portal to get a Sandy hand. (
2•1) - Go to the Dragon Inn pub south of Bert's house. Buy a beer from the bartender (if you don't have one) and give the beer to the Guard Captain.
- Ring the bell at the Wizards' Guild (outside near eastern doors), and talk to Zavistic Rarve, who will take the Hand. If started Zogre Flesh Eaters: ( 2)
Sandy the Slavedriver[edit | edit source]
- Talk to Bert to get Bert's rota.
- Travel to Brimhaven and find Sandy in a small house south of The Shrimp and Parrot restaurant and north-west of the pub.
- Search Sandy's desk to get Sandy's rota.
- Pickpocket Sandy until you get sand.
Truth Serum[edit | edit source]
Items needed: 2 vials, a lantern lens, Bert's rota, Sandy's rota, redberries and white berries, sand
- Travel back to Yanille and talk to Bert to receive a magic scroll.
- Ring the bell just outside the Wizards' Guild and talk to Zavistic Rarve again to receive a magical orb.
- Talk to Zavistic Rarve again. He will offer to teleport you to Port Sarim. ( 4•1) (( 2•4•1) if started Zogre Flesh Eaters)
- Talk to Betty in Port Sarim Magic shop for a bottled water. ( 1)
- First add redberries, then white berries to the bottled water in order to get a pink dye.
- Redberries can be bought at the food store in southern Port Sarim.
- Dye the lantern lens to get a rose tinted lens.
- Talk to Betty again so she puts the vial on the counter. ( 1)
- Go stand in the doorway and "use" the lens on the counter to get a truth serum.
- Talk to Betty one last time with sand in your inventory. ( 1)
Sandy Truth-Be-Told[edit | edit source]
Items needed: magical orb, truth serum
See Also
Firemaking cape- Travel to Brimhaven and talk to Sandy.
- Select an option until you distract him, and use the truth serum on Sandy's Coffee Mug. ( 1•2•3)
- Select an option until you distract him, and use the truth serum on Sandy's Coffee Mug. (
- Activate the magical orb and talk to Sandy again. Be sure to click every option. ( 1•1•1)
And Sandy said, "Drat-foiled again!"[edit | edit source]
Items needed: 5 earth runes and a bucket of sand
- Travel to Yanille and Ring the Bell at the Wizards' Guild to talk to Zavistic Rarve.
- Talk to Zavistic Rarve again to get a cut scene.
- Travel to Entrana and talk to Mazion at the sandpit to get a Wizard's head.
- Return to Yanille, ring the bell and talk to Zavistic Rarve.
Congratulations, quest complete!
Rewards[edit | edit source]
- 1 Quest point
- 1,000 Thieving experience
- 9,000 Crafting experience
- Ability to buy pink dye from Betty
- A secret reward from Bert - He simply loves sand, and wasn't in the job for the money. He will ship 84 buckets of sand to your bank if you talk to him after the quest. This can be done once per day (UTC). Asking Bert to take sand to your bank is also an Ardougne Medium task.
- Access to the Wizards' Guild rune store
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